Nintendo, which entered the three-way console race in the underdog position, on Thursday stunned investors with a nearly eight-fold rise in quarterly operating profit and forecast stronger than expected growth for the year.
Kutaragi will retire as chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. He will also act as a senior technology adviser to parent Sony Corp. Analysts said Hirai has big shoes to fill. Kutaragi is a legend in the gaming industry. The Playstation captured images and delivered a gaming experience on a different scale than previously seen by other consoles. Not only was the Playstation a success in households, it was also a success to the division of Sony created solely for entertainment purposes, Sony Computer Entertainment.
The Playstation 3 is not only a gaming device, but also a multi-purpose system that has changed the gaming industry ever since its release.
The Playstation 3 has many versions that have been developed upon to make the system more advanced. The focus of the topic is specifically on the specs of the PS3 Slim that was released in The slim version is made up of many different materials but the main parts are the power supply, main board, hard drive, EMI shield, heat sink, fan, Blu-ray drive, controller, and plastic case Ifixit.
The actual raw materials used include thermoplastics, fiberglass, copper foil, and sheet metal just to name a few.
These raw materials contribute to larger pieces of the PS3. Uses of thermoplastics include the fan and the Bluray drive; fiberglass and copper foil are used to make the logic board. Sheet metal is used to assemble the electromagnetic interference shield. All the materials are acquired from different sources and are assembled to a working console at the Sony manufacturing sites. The process to make these raw materials into actual working products requires energy and precise preparations.
Not all materials used in the production of the PS3 are safe or environmentally friendly. There are some highly toxic chemicals that in the PS3 and when thrown away, they emit fumes and are solid wastes that can seep into the water supply. Bromine is used as a fire retardant in the fan of the PS3 Greenpeace.
Brominated flame-retardant does not break down well and can remain in the environment as solids for long periods of time Gruener. Beryllium used for circuit board contacts is the most hazardous to workers in the recycling business when it is broken down. In addition, the PS3 uses a rechargeable battery.
Most batteries are made of toxic materials like cobalt and do not break down. It taints the air when disposed of and can affect human health. Disposing these types of materials cause toxins to be released, either by incineration, which lead to air toxins or in landfills where the water supply could be contaminated.
The production of the Playstation 3 has various wastes and emissions that are harmful to the environment. The PS3s are mass-produced in manufacturing plants; the two plants that Sony utilizes for its products are Foxconn and Asustek in Taiwan. Like all manufacturing plants, these sites have wastes that result from creating the consoles; the wastes range from solid wastes to chemicals that are emitted into the air. Foxconn has released CSR reports for every year of production and from it I was able to discover the emissions that Foxconn created in Unfortunately, there was no specific data for the devices that Foxconn produces; therefore, I was only able to speculate that the production of the PS3 contributed to the total greenhouse gas released.
Various parts of the PS3 are produced elsewhere and brought to the manufacturing plants for assembly. Because there is no exact information about the manufacturer for the numerous parts, I was just able to search about the general wastes and emissions while producing these parts. The overall design of the PS3 has a plastic shell around the body.
Plastic is made out of crude oil, natural gases and other chemicals that are non-renewable. The two main products that result in the most wastes while in production are plastic and semiconductors. At plastic manufacturing plants there are solid wastes and emissions that are exposed to the environment.
Chemicals that are emitted in the air include styrene, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide Knoblauch. Volatile organic compounds are also airborne from painting operations of the products. The logic board is made up of semiconductors and cell processors. Semiconductor plants are dumping toxic wastes such as trichlorothylene into the water source. Chemicals that are ejected into the air from these plants are mythelene chloride, freon, etc. Materials in the circuit board are also non-renewable and remain in the environment for long periods of time.
With the Playstation 3, transportation also plays a role in emitting airborne wastes. The PS3 is an indirect cause to greenhouse emissions. Raw materials are transported to the manufacturing sites, and then the finished consoles are transported to the consumers themselves. On the energy aspect of the PS3 slim, it actually uses half of the power of the original PS3 model. While the console is in game mode, it uses Electricity generation is thirty-three percent of total greenhouse emissions.
Almost all energy production comes from nonrenewable energy resources such as fossil fuel and coal that emits CO2 into the air; therefore, if the PS3 consumes less energy, there will be less energy production leady to less greenhouse emissions from energy production plants.
Going off that definition, the Playstation 3 undeniably falls into the high tech category. And what happens when consumers abandon their products for the newer, flashier one? The old, discarded devices are tossed and become what is known as electronic waste or e-waste. The millions of Playstations and million more of devices such as laptops are thrown in to dumpsites. E-waste dumpsites are generally in third world countries where workers—women, children, and the elderly alike—are exposed to dangerous chemicals as they try to dig for gold hidden in the devices Young.
E-waste is very dangerous because it only not pollutes the water supply but there are high concentrations of chemicals in agricultural fields near the dumpsite areas, which can lead to contaminated food supply Grossman.
The Playstation 3 and other devices such as laptops are disposed without thoughts about the consequences it could cause to the environment or to the general population.
Sony is aware of the effects that the production of its products on the environment and has programs which is aimed to be environmentally friendly. This program allows any Sony manufactured product to be recycled free of charge. Because of the time and money it takes to recycle, the program helps consumers recycle their old products easily Rothman.
The name stems from the fact that this new flame-retardant is made out of high concentrations of recycled materials. Throughout the research process, I was unable to find the specific information that was needed for my part of the life cycle.
I tried to find the specific manufacturing plants where all the materials are made to search about their wastes materials. With that said, there was a lot of dead ends. I had to make assumptions and guess on the how the PS3 contributed to the wastes, such as the release of greenhouse gas at Foxconn.
I also assumed that the PS3 is an indirect cause to CO2 emissions because of energy production and transportation. Nonetheless, the successful part of my research was about the making of the materials that makes up the PS3. There were sources that detailed the fumes and wastes released while theses materials, such as the semiconductors, are in production plants. Airborne and solid wastes are the side effects of making a console such as the Playstation 3.
Because it is such a powerful machine, hundreds of materials are used to produce it, but not all of these materials are safe for the environment. Emissions and wastes are created while the console is in the manufacturing plants, during transportation, and at the end of its life cycle.
If the Playstation and other consoles are manufactured with different, less toxic materials, then not only the environment will benefit but also the industry and the players will as well. Foxconn Technology Group, n.
Cavette, Chris. Ford, Matt. Grossman, Elizabeth. Washington: Island, Knoblauch, Jessica. Long, Daniel. Moskovciak, Matthew, and David Katzmaier. CBS Interactive, 27 Aug. Sayer, Peter. Rothman, Wilson. Low-end version announced to have no HDMI ports at all. Aug Reports from Taiwan suggest Sony is taking delivery of consoles. Sony says production is yet to commence, and that only 2 million would be available by the end of the year.
Sep 6, Sony 'fesses up to production woes and blames Blu-Ray drive components. Results: first, the EU launch is delayed to Spring Immediately following, supplies for calendar year are cut in half, from 4 million to 2 million. Kutaragi admits that shortages and postponement of PlayStation 3's EU release will result in a decline in Sony's hardware lead.
Sony still insists that 6 million units will still be shipped before April But adds that HDMI will now come standard on both models. PS3 is sold out on day 1. Shortages lead to thousands of dollars being paid on eBay to scalpers.
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